Spring Hill trucker awarded Carnegie Hero medal
Michael F. Schiotis, a truck driver from Spring Hill, has been given another national award for rescuing a woman who was being assaulted beside a highway.
Semi trucker shares big rig freeway blind spots
One of those crashers involved a semi-truck that reportedly crashed into a SUV and killed a 6-year-old. A trucking association says nearly 75 percent of “All crashes involving semis are unintentionally caused by the person driving the smaller vehicle.”…
Trucking needs new legs to keep running hard
“Trucks and truck drivers are the pulse of this country,” says Gary Babbitt, a 40-year veteran of the industry.
Trucker gets jail time for road worker’s death
Wearing a lime-green safety vest over her clothing, a Perrysburg woman on Friday implored Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge John Dewey to send to jail the truck driver who struck and killed her husband while he worked on the Ohio Turnpike.
Record All Interactions With Police, Feds
Proving once again the necessity of his federal lawsuit and his new website, the owner of DontWakeMeUp.Org was ironically woken up on the very day that he publicly launched his new site and PR campaign.
Florida trucker accused of using dummy tank, device, to trick gas pumps
Oregon State Police say they suspect Alexy Romero Perez, 37, far right, of Homestead, Florida of using a device to trick gas pumps into stop counting gallons and then using a dummy tank to store the stolen fuel.
Class 8 orders fall for first time since November: ACT Research
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Class 8 orders rose above 20,000 units for a sixth consecutive month in March, but fell sequentially for the first time since November, according to ACT Research. March Class 8 net orders totalled just over 22,000 units….
U.S. truckers lose appeal on Mexican cross-border deliveries
U.S. trucker groups lost an appeals court challenge to a federal pilot program allowing Mexican truck drivers to cross the border and deliver goods in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington today rejected an argument by the Owner-Operator Ind…
Toronto transport company donating portion of profits to children’s charity
TORONTO, Ont. — Toronto-based transport company Snowbirds Auto Connection has announced it will be donating a portion of its profits to the Aaron’s Apple charity. Aaron’s Apple is dedicated to raising funds for chronically ill…
Shaffer Trucking Now Offering Team Driving Jobs
They are offering the highest wages that any trucking company would offer as a Top Pay Certified Carrier.